Beth Kipnis

Use “Code 33″ To Save Money In Coconut Grove

Did you know that Coconut Grove residents and people who work here can receive great discounts at cooperating merchants by using the Code 33 card? To get your card simply email mcconnell28@msn.com stating whether you live or work here, and your address and email. The card will be mailed to you.

The savings are great and include discounts on restaurants, salons, jewelers, clothing stores, and so much more. You can check out the entire list of participating businesses at  The Village of Center Grove Homeowners Association.

Once you have your card, look for the Code 33 decal in store windows to find out if they’re in the program. You can honestly save a bundle!

If you are looking for someone who knows Coconut Grove real estate and can save you even more money by quickly selling your home or negotiating a better price on your purchase, call me at 305 794.6570 or leave me a message.

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Eileen Seitz, Artist-In-Residence Of Coconut Grove

The 48th Annual Coconut Grove Arts Festival is this weekend, and one of our most creative and beloved local artists will again be displaying her work at the First Stop in the Grove on McFarlane Road.

Eileen Seitz was born an artist, winning her first award as a thirteen-year-old at a Manhattan street art show. She sold her first painting to a New York art dealer at age sixteen. Among other places she studied fine arts at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. concentrating on drawing, oil painting, and watercolors. Traveling the world, she realized that tropical climates satisfy her soul, and in 1981 she moved to Coconut Grove.

Her road to the Grove is interesting, but I want to convey the playful and energetic spirit of Eileen Seitz. She deeply feels and embraces the wonder and excitement of life flowing through her and onto canvas, paper, or fabric. In her own words, she “creates a vision that excites the SOUL and invites the SPIRIT of the viewer to bask and enjoy all the smells, sounds, and joys of color, through whatever line and form I bring to the two-dimensional surface”.

Recently, Eileen is showing up all over town! She was commissioned to paint the nondescript black information booths dotting the downtown area. Never planning her designs but using at-the-moment inspiration  to guide her, she transformed each kiosk into clever flower-dappled tropical bungalows.

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Eileen designed two peacocks for the Coconut Grove Peacock Tour, a unique interactive public art installation benefiting various charities around Miami. Eileen’s birds are sponsored by Milam’s Market and the Patrick Sessions Family. All the peacocks will be auctioned  on March 16 at the Paragon Theater in Cocowalk.

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Just released for sale is her 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle. She’s also designing on fabric, available as sarongs, pillow coverings, wall-hangings, tableclothes, and almost anything you can imagine. Her hand-tied wool rugs are amazing and can be commissioned from her site.

I’ll be at the Arts Festival this weekend. If you are thinking of selling your home, or buying or renting in the Grove, I’d love to talk with you about how I can help you. You can always call me at 305 794.6570 or leave me a note.

A Little Bit Of Utopia In Coconut Grove

One of my EWM colleagues, JoAnn Forster, has listed a home at 3848 Utopia Court. This is a definitive south Grove street, a little circular road through which El Prado passes. There are only 15 homes here, each its own statement of style, and this home is really special.

Originally built in 1952, it was completely redesigned in 2008 with a flowing floor plan, beautiful hardwood floors, heated pool, impact glass windows, and extremely high ceilings.The house is on a single level with 2,955 square feet on a lot of 9,500 square feet with towering old oak trees overhead.

The new design of the home is stunning. The kitchen and 3 bathrooms are all works of art with unique and beautiful marble and glass tiles. The master suite has a large sitting room which can easily convert to a fourth bedroom if needed. And the setting of this home is so tropical and quiet, set at the back of the southern end of the cul-de-sac, that it’s easy to forget you are in a large city.

• 3 Bedrooms / 3 Bathrooms
• 2,955 Square Feet Interior Space
• 9,500 Square Foot Lot
• One-Car Garage
• Heated Pool and Spa
• Built-in Barbecue and Bar
• Offered At: $1,075,000 ($371 per square foot)

If you’ve been looking for that truly special home to make your own, I’d be happy to show you this one. You can call me at 305 794.6570 or leave me a message.

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